Hansen Cousins Day Two

Sunday, 28 April, we left Henderson, NV and traveled bumper-to-bumper to Los Angeles. (I guess all of SoCal goes to Las Vegas for the weekend and heads home on Sunday.) Instead of following the GPS, we came into LA on the San Bernardino/Hollywood Freeways and out to Westwood via Santa Monica Boulevard. This was the route we took in and out of LA in the 1950s when I was a young lad, so it was a ride down memory lane. After checking in and getting settled, Kris and I drove around Westwood, checking out some my old haunts including the Temple grounds. The wonderful mission home where we lived has been demolished and replaced with new houses. Only the incredible guava tree from the original inner court yard remains.

We gathered at Phyllis and Phil's spectacular home in Bel Aire for visiting, dinner, and my DVD of all the old Hansen photos. Their house was designed by Phyllis's son Michael. He is a fantastic architect who worked for a time with Frank O. Ghery.

 San Bernardino Freeway

 The guava tree from the original California Mission Home

 Millie and Kris

 Kreg and Michael

 Cameron Calder and Chris Christensen

 

 Uncle and Annie with Kreg and Dorothy

 P&P's home

 The house sits secluded in its own little canyon

 Gathering and visiting

 Kay Lynn (Hansen Smith) and Kreg

Dinner with the cousins

SKT and Phyllis

It was great to visit and reminisce with these fun cousins. The activities continue today (Monday), so I will keep you posted. That's all for now.

OXO

D.